I am looking for an extension to make pdfs NOT downloadable or printable.I tried the Secured PDF Embedder for Joomla - JoomlaKavebut it doesn't work as far as I can see.I tried to do it directly using Acrobat DC but firefox allows the printing and downloading despite the security settings associated with the document.Another one CopySafe PDF Extension for Joomla CMS - ArtistScopeseems to require a monthly server rental fee to host the files.... as far as I understand it.

Does anyone have a suggestion for an extension to secure pdf files and ebooks, etc.

FireFly9 wrote:We don't want people to be able to download or print. Just view the pdf to read it.

Sorry, but it's not possible to do this. If people can view a PDF file on a screen then they're able to save and/or print it. This has nothing to do with Joomla. If you have a burning need to control this feature, please refer the matter to Adobe.

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Well the developers of some extensions are saying it is possible. I just haven't found one that works yet.Adobe has settings for protection, but they don't work with Firefox, which they say, is due to firefox not complying.

I don't know. I am not a developer, but I assumed this could be done. For instance an app that makes the pdf into image files then shows those files in some sort of image viewer (like lightbox). This way the pdf is readable, but not downloadable. People do this for their images to protect them from getting stolen. I figured there would be an extension like this for pdf pages.

Export PDF to PNG have nothing to protecting your data. Lightbox also cant protect it from downloading or printing.This solution only for peoples who just know less compared to you about how internet works.So you can spend your money and time and "protect" data from 0-10% of your visitors.

To be fair I must add that I gave the Kave plug in for secure pdf a second chance and got it working. It actually works perfectly. If you get the snippet addressed properly with the pdf url... ie https if that applies, www or not, etc. then it really does do what it says it does. You can even change the size of the embedded screen.

No. It's just paste document in iframe with blocking from printing and downloading options.But you can open page code, search for ".pdf" and get link to file stored and download it.So it's "protections" from dummies for dummies .

Try a different route maybe? How about looking to see if you can use the "hotlink protection" that some webhosts make available to block direct access? Usually used for images but you might be able to add .pdf to the filetypes and go from there?

As @mandville quite concisely phrased it, "not that I want to get involved" but ... this isn't really any of our business. If someone has a PDF file and they want to plonk it on the internet but remove the ability for people to download the file or print it, then it kind of defeats the purpose of sharing PDF files on the internet.

If someone has some [PDF-based] content but they want to stop people "saving" it in some other format (e.g. in printed form) then that's their business, I suppose.

It's not a Joomla! issue as I've written before.

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